Robert Alwood Bennett

A Third Hand with Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft), Robert died on 30th of July 1917 aged 63. 

Robert was born at Lowestoft in 1854, a son of William and Elizabeth Bennett. In 1861 his family lived at 39 Clemence Street. In 1871 was working on the trawler Phoebe at Ramsgate, Kent.  

On 11 July 1872 Robert married Ann Elizabeth Smith at Saint Margaret’s Church. Robert was a seaman and they both lived at Lowestoft. By 1891 their home was at 15 Prospect Place, Pakefield. In 1901 they lived at 60 Lorne Park Road and by 1911 at 6 Kendal Road.

In 1881 Robert was the Mate on the trawler Jessie and in 1911 he worked on the trawler Olive at Ramsgate.  

On 30 July 1917 the sailing trawler Young Bert, LT 454, was sunk by submarine UC-63 somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew were killed.